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More community gardens cropping up in Austin

By AustinTalks | September 1, 2016

Vacant lots on three West Side streets have been selected for transformation as part of a block club competition sponsored by Austin Coming Together and LISC Chicago.

Ald. Emma Mitts

West Side Democrats urging high turnout for March 15 primary

By Terry Dean | March 10, 2016

Early voting continues through Monday, while polls on Election Day will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Community

One and all invited to community stage Friday night

By AustinTalks | August 20, 2015

The Westside Health Authority has organized the free event at the Davis Play Lot from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

News

Austin celebrates one-year anniversary of Mandela Road designation

By Terry Dean | July 20, 2015

More than 100 attended the July 18 street party outside Westside Health Authority’s offices.

Community

Support the Austin CBC Initiative today

By AustinTalks | March 4, 2015

A spring clothing drive benefiting the community-based health program will be held from 12 to 1:30 p.m. March 4 at the Westside Health Authority, 4800 W. Chicago Ave.

Community

Westside Health Authority getting $300,000 grant

By AustinTalks | January 22, 2015

State Rep. La Shawn Ford helped secure the funding, which will be used to provide crisis intervention to North Austin residents with critical health needs.

Community

Open house for those interested in manufacturing jobs

By AustinTalks | September 11, 2014

The Austin Workforce Collaborative will host the event Sept. 15 from 5 to 9 p.m. at 231 N. Pine St.

Community

Outdoor performance Friday

By AustinTalks | June 26, 2014

The Westside Health Authority sponsors its second annual community stage.

Community

Participate in national walking day

By AustinTalks | April 2, 2014

Meet at Columbus Park tonight at 5:30 p.m. to do a 5K walk sponsored by the Westside Health Authority and the American Heart Association.

News

First week of school brings some success, more questions

By Reema Amin and Katie Kather | September 2, 2013

Some hope CPS will alter some of the Safe Passage routes, while others continue to advocate for an elected board of education.

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  • Expungement, record sealing event helps West Siders get jobs after leaving prison

    Austin resident Anthony Jefferson has been working over the past six years to expunge his criminal record. With help from the Monroe Foundation, he's moving toward the clean slate he wants to achieve to secure employment.

  • Get free groceries, other help from these Austin groups

    On a recent Thursday, volunteers from What About Us Charitable Enterprises spent the morning filling dozens of grocery bags with fresh food and staples that soon filled the arms of West Side residents in need. Dorin “Pastor Mac” McIntyre, executive director and co-founder of What About Us Charitable Enterprises and pastor of Mount Olivet Missionary Baptist Church, is one of many helping Austin residents struggling with food insecurity.

  • 29th Ward residents invited to holiday events on Tuesday

  • 29th Ward residents invited to propose how to spend $450,000

    Austin residents are invited to participate in this year's participatory budgeting cycle. The annual process lets ward residents ages 14 and up decide how to spend a portion of the aldermanic menu money.

  • Forty Acres Fresh Market marks important moment this week in bringing store to Austin

    Austin moves one step closer this week to getting a new grocery store with the groundbreaking of Forty Acres Fresh Market in the heart of the Soul City Corridor. Another effort to expand food offerings on the West Side continues with the Austin Community Food Co-op, which held a virtual info session last week on its efforts to bring a grocery store to the area.

  • Healing in nature workshop set for Saturday

    The Westside Cultural Alliance continues its "See, Feel and Heal" nature series Saturday at Garfield Park Nature Area, 100 N. Central Park with a workshop on making memory boxes. The workshop sessions focus on art and nature as vehicles of healing through art therapy, which provides wholistic healing for the body, mind and spirit.

  • Illinois residents can apply for help with paying gas, electric bills

    Applications are now open for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for qualified residential customers who are over the age of 60, have a disability or have children under the age of 6 to receive financial assistance to pay their energy bills. LIHEAP is a federally funded bill payment assistance program that helps low- and fixed-income families pay their utility during the winter heating season.

  • West Siders turn out for chili cook off in Austin’s Soul City

    Over a dozen local chefs competed in the second annual "It’s Getting Chili in Soul City" event on Saturday. A team of five who make up the Austin African American Business Networking Association board – Malcolm Crawford, Shirley Fields, Sharmine Rickett, Ronald Smith and Marshawn Felton – created the chili contest last year.

  • Chicago Marathon runner raises money for West Side girls

    Over the last 20 years, Ashley Graham has run 56 marathons - including the Chicago Marathon five times. Several of those marathons she raised money for charity - and this year was no different.

  • Stop by Austin farmers market this week

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